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Delhi Sultans Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Delhi Sultans build several mosques in cities all ove the sub continent?

a)

it helped to create the sense of a community and promoted brotherhood amongst the believers.

b)

they wanted to look rich and wanted everyone to follow this religion.

c)

they wanted to get more taxes.

d)

It was necessary to reinforce the idea of a community because Muslims came from a variety of backgrounds and Building mosques demonstrated their claims to be protectors of Islam and Muslims.

2.

Birthrights are :

a)

privileges claimed on account of birth

b)

privileges claimed on account of caste

c)

privileges claimed on account of what the parents want

d)

privileges claimed on account of what the soldiers want.

3.

From where did Ibn Battuta travel to India?

a)

Iran

b)

Morocco, North Africa

c)

Durban, South Africa

d)

Costa Rica, Central America

4.

Regions like the ________ delta became the centre of large kingdoms.

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Ganga

c)

Kaveri

d)

Chambal

5.

Name few cities built by Delhi Sultans that are now part of modern day Delhi.

a)

TUGHLUQABAD, KANAUJ, JAHANPANAH, PRAYAGA

b)

TUGHLUQABAD, HAUZ KHAS, JAHANPANAH, SIRI

c)

TUGHLAQABAD, HAUZ KHAS, JAHANPANAH, PAHARPUR

d)

TUGHLUQABAD, HAUZ KHAS, KALINGA, SIRI

6.

What is a fertile piece of land between two rivers called ?

a)

daob

b)

delta

c)

doab

d)

detla

7.

What was the Iqta System?

a)

Delhi Sultans appointed military commanders as governors of territories of various sizes. These lands were called Iqta.

b)

their holders were called Muqtidaars. The duty of the Muqtidaar was to train bandagans and maintain law and

order in their iqtas.

c)

none of these

d)

their holders were called Iqtadars or

Muqtis. The duty of the Iqtadar was to lead military campaigns and maintain law and order in their iqtas.

e)

all of these

8.

” Muhammad Tughluq s administrative measures were a failure”. How was the Transfer of the capital a failure?

a)

This place was near North India but still he failed to keep a check for the Mongols.

b)

This place was far from North India and Sultan could not keep a check on the Northern frontier from the attack of the Mongols

c)

This place was far from South India and Sultan could not keep a check on the Southern frontier from the attack of the Mongols

d)

The new capital was in near the Northern Frontier and the Sultan was overpowered by the larger army of the Mongols since he mis-interpreted the situation.

9.

What is a Mosque called in Arabic? ( ANSWER IN CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY )

(a)  

10.

The Khaljis and Tughluqs continued to use bandagan and also raised people of humble birth, who were often their clients, to high political positions. They were appointed as generals and governors.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

The soldiers had to be fed. This was done through the produce collected as ________ from lands between the _________ and ___________.

a)

blank 1- TAX

b)

blanks 2 & 3- Kaveri and Yamuna

c)

blanks 2 & 3- Ganga and Yamuna

d)

blank 1- TRIBUTE

12.

which of the statements given are true?

a)

both 2 and 3

b)

both 1 and 4

c)

both 1 and 2

d)

both 3 and 4

13.

select the correct order of making manuscripts:

a)

1- Repairing the paper

2- Writing the test

3- Preparing the binding

4- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages

b)

1- Repairing the paper

2- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages

3- Writing the test

4- Preparing the binding

c)

1- Repairing the paper

2- Writing the text

3- Preparing the binding

4- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages

d)

1- Repairing the paper

2- Writing the text

3- Melting gold to highlight important words and passages

4- Preparing the binding

14.

Social and biological differences between women and men. These are called (a)   . (> answer in lower case only <)

15.

Why was Raziyya Sultan removed from the throne?

a)

the nobles were not happy at her attempts to rule independently.

b)

the king was not happy to have her as an independent queen.

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

16.

The authors of tawarikh were learned men: secretaries, administrators, poets and courtiers, who both recounted events and advised rulers on governance, emphasising the importance of ______ ________. (lower case only - small letters only)

(a)  

17.

Controlling garrison towns in distant Daulatabad and Sind from Delhi was extremely difficult.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Delhi’s authority was also challenged by Mongol invasions from Iran and by governors who rebelled at any sign of the Sultan’s weakness.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Sultanate easily survived the invasion from the Mongols.

a)

false

b)

true

20.

The Sultanate was made stronger under Ghiyasuddin Balban and further expansion under ________ and _________.

a)

Alauddin Khalji

b)

Shamsuddin Iltutmish

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Muhammad Tughlaq

21.

Describe steps taken to control hinterland (internal frontier).

a)

set of campaigns aimed at consolidating the hinterlands of the garrison towns.

b)

In their campaigns, Sultanate armies captured elephants, horses and slaves and carried away precious metals.

c)

During these campaigns forests were cleared in the Ganga-Yamuna doab and hunter-gatherers and pastoralists expelled from their habitat.

d)

These lands were given to peasants and agriculture was encouraged. New fortresses, garrison towns and towns were established to protect trade routes and to promote regional trade

22.

choose the false statement:

a)

Members of the congregation choose the most respected, learned male as their leader called Muqti for the rituals of prayer

b)

In a “congregational mosque", Muslims read their prayers (namaz) together.

c)

The Imam also delivers the sermon (khutba) during the Friday prayer.

d)

a “congregational mosque” is also known as masjid-i-jami or jama masjid

23.

Unlike _________'s defensive measures, ___________'s measures were conceived as a part of a military offensive against the Mongols. His failures make us forget that for the first time in the history of the Sultanate, a Delhi Sultan planned a campaign to capture Mongol territory.

a)

Sultan Iltutmish, Alauddin Khalji

b)

Alauddin Khalji, Muhammad Tughluq

c)

Ghiyasuddin Balban, Sultan Iltutmish

d)

Muhammad Tughluq, Ghiyasuddin Balban

24.

Delhi was attacked _____ under the rule of Alauddin Khalji between 1299 to 1303.

a)

once

b)

twice

c)

thrice

d)

four times

e)

not attacked/zero times